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TICP Standard Plan : Windstar's Standard Cancellation Protection Plan (TICP Standard Plan) will allow you, for any reason, to provide written cancellation up to 24 hours prior to scheduled cruise or tour departure and receive a refund equal to 80% of the applicable cancellation fee (90% if you purchase our TICP Plus Plan). In addition, Windstar automatically assumes an additional $500 of liability for lost, damaged or delayed baggage of guests who purchase the TICP Standard Plan; still subject, however, to the limitations in Windstar's baggage policies. For example, Windstar does not cover losses while baggage is in the custody of airlines. The TICP Standard Plan is not insurance; it provides no rights other than those explained above. For example, it does not protect double-triple occupancy rates should one or more members of your party cancel, nor does it cover expenses or unused services due to trip interruption.

TICP Plus Plan : Windstar's Plus Cancellation Protection Plan (TICP Plus Plan) enables you to supplement the TICP Standard Plan with the insurance benefits and travel assistance services during your cruise or tour.

Where to report a Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation Claim:
Windstar Cruises
2101 4th Avenue, Suite 1150
Seattle, WA 98121
Telephone: 800-258-7245
Fax: 206-733-2790

Please Note: This plan may not be purchased after final payment for your trip has been received

Who is Eligible For Coverage

A person who has arranged to take a Trip, and pays the required premium, and is a citizen or resident of the United States of America or Canada.

When Coverage Begins

All coverages (except Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation and Post-Departure Trip Interruption) will take effect on the later of 1) the date the premium has been received by Windstar Cruises; 2) the date and time you start your Trip; or 3) 12:01 A.M. Standard Time on the Scheduled Departure Date of your Trip. Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation coverage will take effect 24-hours prior to the Scheduled Departure Date and time of your Windstar cruise or cruise/tour departure. Post-Departure Trip Interruption coverage will take effect on the Scheduled Departure Date of your Trip if the required premium payment is received.

When Coverage Ends

Your coverage automatically ends on the earlier of: 1) the date the Trip is completed; 2) the Scheduled Return Date; 3) your arrival at the return destination on a round-trip, or the destination on a one-way trip; 4) cancellation of the Trip covered by the Policy.

Termination of the policy will not affect a claim for loss that occurs after premium has been paid. All coverages under the policy will be extended if your entire Trip is covered by the policy and your return is delayed by unavoidable circumstances beyond your control. If coverage is extended for the above reasons, coverage will end on the earlier of the date you reach your originally scheduled return

Summary of Coverages

Please see the Definitions for an explanation of Pre-Existing Conditions which are excluded under the Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation, Post-Departure Trip Interruption, Travel Delay and Medical Expense/ Emergency Assistance Benefits. (Unless this exclusion is waived, see the Pre-Existing Conditions Exclusion Waiver for details).

Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance
Windstar will pay this benefit, up to the amount on the Schedule, for the following Covered Expenses incurred by you, subject to the following: 1) Covered Expenses will only be payable at the Usual and Customary level of payment; 2) benefits will be payable only for Covered Expenses resulting from a Sickness that first manifests itself or an Injury that occurs while on a Trip; 3) benefits payable as a result of incurred Covered Expenses will only be paid after benefits have been paid under any Other Valid and Collectible Group Insurance in effect for you. Windstar will pay that portion of Covered Expenses which exceed the amount of benefits payable for such expenses under your Other Valid and Collectible Group Insurance provisions.

Covered Expenses for Accident and Sickness Medical Expense means:
1) expenses for the following Physician-ordered medical services: services of legally qualified Physicians and graduate nurses, charges for Hospital confinement and services, local ambulance services, prescription drugs and medicines, and therapeutic services, incurred by you within one year from the date of your Sickness or Injury;
2) expenses for emergency dental treatment incurred by you during a Trip (expenses incurred for dental treatment after your Trip ends are not covered);
3) expenses for transportation not to exceed the cost of one round-trip economy class air fare to the place of hospitalization for one person chosen by you, provided that you are traveling alone and are hospitalized for more than 7 days;
4) expenses for transportation not to exceed the cost of one-way economy class air fare to your place of residence in the USA or Canada, including escort expenses, if you are 18 years of age or younger and left unattended due to the death or hospitalization of an accompanying adult(s), subject to the Program Medical Advisors' prior approval.

Covered Expenses for Medical Evacuation and Return of Remains means:
1) expenses incurred by you for Physician-ordered emergency Medical Evacuation, including medically appropriate transportation and necessary medical care en route, to the nearest suitable Hospital, when you are critically ill or injured and no suitable local care is available, subject to the Program Medical Advisors' prior approval;
2) expenses incurred for non-emergency Medical Evacuation, including medically appropriate transportation and medical care en route, to a Hospital or to your place of residence in the USA or Canada, when deemed medically necessary by the attending Physician, subject to the Program Medical Advisors' prior approval;
3) expenses for one-way economy class air fare (or first class, if your original tickets were first class) to your place of residence in the USA or Canada, from a medical facility to which you were previously evacuated, less any refunds paid or payable from your unused transportation tickets, if these expenses are not covered elsewhere in the policy;
4) repatriation expenses for preparation and air transportation of your remains to your place of residence in the USA or Canada, or up to an equivalent amount for a local burial in the country where death occurred, if you die while outside the USA or Canada.

Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation
Windstar will pay a Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation Benefit, up to the amount in the Schedule, if, for a covered reason that occurs before departure on your Trip and while coverage is in effect, you are prevented from taking your Trip.

Covered reasons for Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation are: 1) your, an Immediate Family Member's, Traveling Companion's, or Business Partner's Sickness; Injury; Mental, Nervous, or Psychological Disorders requiring inpatient hospitalization of three (3) days or more; or death; or 2) for Other Covered Events, as defined. The Sickness or Injury must: a) commence while your coverage is in effect under the policy; b) require the examination and treatment by a Physician at the time the Trip is canceled; and c) in the written opinion of the treating Physician, be so disabling as to prevent you from taking your Trip.

Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation Benefits:

If you cancel your Trip for a covered reason, Windstar will reimburse you, up to the amount in the Schedule, for the amount of prepaid, forfeited, non-refundable Payments or Deposits that you paid for your Trip. Windstar will pay your additional cost as a result of a change in the per person occupancy rate for prepaid travel arrangements if a Traveling Companion's Trip is canceled and your Trip is not canceled.

Windstar will pay a Post-Departure Trip Interruption Benefit, up to the amount in the Schedule, if for a covered reason: 1) your arrival on your Trip is delayed beyond the Scheduled Departure Date or 2) you are unable to continue on your Trip after you have departed on your Trip.

Covered reasons for Post-Departure Trip Interruption are: your, an Immediate Family Member's, Traveling Companion's, or Business Partner's Sickness; Injury; or death; or for Other Covered Events, as defined. For item 1) above, the Sickness or Injury must: a) commence while your coverage is in effect under the policy; b) for item 2) above, commence while you are on your Trip and your coverage is in effect under the policy; and c) for both items 1) and 2) above, require the examination and treatment by a Physician at the time the Trip is interrupted or delayed; and d) in the written opinion of the treating Physician, be so disabling as to delay your arrival on your Trip or to prevent you from continuing your Trip.

Post-Departure Trip Interruption Benefits:
If you interrupt your Trip for a covered reason, Windstar will reimburse you, less any refund paid or payable, for unused land or water travel arrangements, plus one of the following:
1) the additional transportation expenses by the most direct route from the point you interrupted your Trip: a) to the next scheduled destination where you can catch up to your Trip; or b) to the final destination of your Trip; or
2) the additional transportation expenses incurred by you by the most direct route, to reach your original Trip destination if you are delayed and leave after the Scheduled Departure Date.
However, the benefit payable under (1) and (2) above will not exceed the cost of a one-way economy air fare (or first class, if the original tickets were first class) by the most direct route, less any refunds paid or payable for your unused original tickets.
3) your additional cost as a result of a change in the per person occupancy rate for prepaid travel arrangements if a Traveling Companion's Trip is interrupted and your Trip is continued.

Baggage and Personal Effects
Windstar will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to the amount shown in the Schedule, for direct loss, theft, damage or destruction of your Baggage, passports or visas during your Trip. Windstar will also pay for loss due to unauthorized use of your credit cards, if you have complied with all of the credit card conditions imposed by the credit card companies.
Valuation and Payment of Loss: Payment of loss under the Baggage and Personal Effects Benefit will be calculated based upon an Actual Cash Value basis. For items without receipts, payment of loss will be calculated based upon 75% of the Actual Cash Value at the time of loss. At Windstar's option, they may elect to repair or replace your Baggage. Windstar will notify you within 30 days after we receive your proof of loss. Windstar may take all or part of a damaged Baggage as a condition for payment of loss. In the event of a loss to a pair or set of items, Windstar will: 1) repair or replace any part to restore the pair or set to its value before the loss; or 2) pay the difference between the value of the property before and after the loss.

Items Subject to Special Limitations: Windstar will not pay more than $500 (or the Baggage and Personal Effects limit, if less) on all losses to jewelry; watches; precious or semi-precious gems; decorative or personal articles consisting in whole or in part of silver, gold, or platinum; cameras, camera equipment; computer, digital or electronic equipment and media; and articles consisting in whole or in part of fur. Items not included above are subject to a $250 per item limit.

Losses Not Covered: Windstar will not pay for loss arising from: 1) defective materials or craftsmanship; or 2) normal wear and tear, gradual deterioration, inherent vice; or 3) rodents, animals, insects or vermin; or 4) theft or pilferage from an unattended vehicle; or 5) mysterious disappearance; or 6) electrical current, including electric arcing that damages or destroys electrical devices or appliances.

Items Not Covered: Windstar will not pay for damage to or loss of: 1) animals; 2) property used in trade, business or for the production of income, household furniture, musical instruments, brittle or fragile articles, or sporting equipment if the loss results from the use thereof; 3) boats, motors, motorcycles, motor vehicles, aircraft, and other conveyances or equipment, or parts for such conveyances; 4) artificial limbs or other prosthetic devices, artificial teeth, dental bridges, dentures, dental braces, retainers or other orthodontic devices, hearing aids, any type of eyeglasses, sunglasses or contact lenses; 5) documents or tickets, except for administrative fees required to reissue tickets; 6) money, stamps, stocks and bonds, postal or money orders, securities, accounts, bills, deeds, food stamps or credit cards, except as noted above; 7) property shipped as freight or shipped prior to the Scheduled Departure Date; 8) contraband.

Baggage Delay
Windstar will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to the amount shown in the Schedule, for the cost of reasonable additional clothing and personal articles purchased by you, if your Baggage is delayed for 24 hours or more during your Trip.

Windstar will also reimburse you up to $25 for expenses incurred during your Trip to expedite the return of your delayed Baggage. This coverage terminates upon your arrival at the return destination of your Trip.

"Other Covered Events" means only the following unforeseeable events or their consequences which occur while coverage is in effect under this Policy:

"Pre-Existing Condition" means an illness, disease, or other condition during the 60 day period immediately prior to your effective date for which you or your Traveling Companion or Immediate Family Member scheduled or booked to travel with you: 1) received or received a recommendation for a diagnostic test, examination, or medical treatment; or 2) took or received a prescription for drugs or medicine. Item (2) of this definition does not apply to a condition which is treated or controlled solely through the taking of prescription drugs or medicine and remains treated or controlled without any adjustment or change in the required prescription throughout the 60 day period before coverage is effective under this policy.

“Program Medical Advisors” means One Call Worldwide Travel Services Network, Inc.

“Sickness” means an illness or disease of the body which: 1) requires examination and treatment by a Physician, and 2) commences while the insurance is in effect. An illness or disease of the body which first manifests itself and then worsens or becomes acute prior to the effective date of this insurance is not a Sickness as defined herein and is not covered by the policy.

The following exclusion applies to the Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance, Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation, Post-Departure Trip Interruption, and Travel Delay coverages:

1. Windstar will not pay for loss or expense caused by or incurred resulting from a Pre-Existing Condition, as defined in the policy, including death that results therefrom.

This Exclusion does not apply to benefits under Covered Expenses for Medical Evacuation, item #1 (emergency Medical Evacuation) or item #4 (Repatriation of Remains) of the Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance Benefits coverage.

Waiver of the Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion

The Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion is waived provided you meet the following requirements: 1) the premium for the coverage is received by Windstar Cruises within 14 days of the initial deposit/ payment for your Trip and 2) you are not disabled from travel at the time you pay your premium.

The Travel Insurance is Underwritten By:

Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio; (all states except as otherwise noted) under Policy/Certificate Form series TAHC5000. In CA, CT, HI, NE, NH, PA, TN and TX Policy/Certificate Form series TAHC5100 and TAHC5200. In IL, IN, KS, LA, OH, OR, VT, WA and WY Policy Form #'s TAHC5100IPS and TAHC5200IPS.

Notice: If you are a resident of one of the following states (IL, IN, KS, LA, OH, OR, VT, WA, WY) your coverage is provided on an individual policy form. Your policy number is your complete Name plus 426W. Additional information about your policy is available at www.tripmate.com. You can also request this information by calling Trip Mate at 1-800-888-7292.

Please read this Insurance Certificate/brochure carefully, as it is your evidence of coverage under the policy (once you have paid the appropriate premium). If you have any questions about the coverages offered or to report a claim, please contact Trip Mate at 1-800-888-7292. Claims may also be reported online and claim forms downloaded at www.tripmate.com.

Plan Number: 426W

Your Duties in the Event of a Loss - You must provide with your claim submission:

For Trip Cancellation and Interruption Claims: 1) all invoices, canceled checks and/or credit card statements documenting your payment(s) for the Trip and the travel protection plan; 2) all invoices, canceled checks and/or credit card statements documenting refund(s) received or due; 3) a completed claim form (including the Attending Physician's Statement and a signed Authorization for Release of Information, if applicable) and any other official documentation to substantiate the reason for the cancellation or interruption; and 4) any other written documentation which may be required by us to substantiate the claim.

You must return all refundable travel documents or tickets to the issuing party and/or travel supplier.

For Medical Expense Claims: 1) all receipts, itemized bills and reports for medical and/or dental expenses claimed; 2) any requested information, including but not limited to, an explanation of benefits from any other applicable insurance; 3) a signed patient authorization to release any information we require to investigate your claim.

For Travel Delay Claims: 1) a written report from a common carrier, police or other party that documents the cause and length of the your Travel Delay; and 2) all receipts for additional expenses incurred during your Travel Delay.

For Baggage Delay Claims: 1) a written report from a common carrier or other party that documents the length of your Baggage Delay; and 2) all receipts for additional items purchased during your Baggage Delay.

For Baggage Claims: 1) copies of the written reports of loss to local authorities and/or any responsible party; and 2) when applicable, the responsible party's disposition of your claim.

In case of loss, theft or damage to Baggage and Personal Effects, you must: 1) immediately report the incident to the appropriate local authorities (i.e. local police or other local government authorities) and obtain a written report to include the value and description of the property loss; and/or 2) report the loss to any responsible party (i.e. hotel manager, tour guide or representative, airline, cruise line, bus line or other transport official), and obtain a written report of the loss to include the value and description of the property. Windstar will not pay for further damage if you fail to take reasonable steps to protect your Baggage after a loss.

Where to Present a Claim
All claims should be presented to the Program Administrator:
Trip Mate*
9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64114
Tel: 1-800-888-7292
Plan Number: 426W

General Policy Provisions

Duplication of Coverage: You may only purchase one certificate from us for each Trip. If you do purchase more than one certificate for a specific Trip, the Maximum Limit of Coverage payable will be as specified in the certificate with the highest level of benefits. Windstar will refund premium received from you under any other certificate.

Maximum Limit of Liability: All limits are applied per Trip. Windstar will pay no more than $1,000,000 per occurrence to or on account of any person insured under the policy. Windstar's Maximum Limit of Liability for all claims resulting from the same occurrence will be $10,000,000 collectively under the TAHC series of policies.

Notice of Claim: Windstar must be given written notice of claim within 180 days after a covered loss occurs. If notice cannot be given within that time, it must be given as soon as reasonably possible. Notice may be given to us or to our authorized agent. Notice should include the claimant's name and enough information to identify him or her.

Our Right To Recover From Others: Windstar has the right to recover any payments they have made from anyone who may be responsible for the loss. You and anyone else Windstar insures must sign any papers and do whatever is necessary to transfer this right to us. You and anyone else we insure will do nothing after the loss to affect Windstar's right.

This is not a complete description of all benefits and limitations. For full terms and conditions of coverage, ask your Vacations To Go cruise counselor. Prices, terms and conditions listed in this summary are subject to change without notice and need to be reconfirmed with your Vacations To Go cruise counselor at the time of booking.

If you book a Windstar cruise, you can purchase insurance from Windstar ( TICP Standard Plan or TICP Platinum Plan) or from the independent insurance provider, CSA. Click here to see details of the CSA Vacation Guarantee.